CVE-2011-4872 Information disclosure in n/a
A malicious app with Wi-Fi state permission can expose 802.1X credentials and SSID on multiple HTC Android devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-4872?
CVE-2011-4872 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Feb 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple HTC Android devices including Desire HD FRG83D and GRI40, Glacier FRG83, Droid Incredible FRF91, Thunderbolt 4G FRG83D, Sensation Z710e GRI40, Sensation 4G GRI40, Desire S GRI40, EVO 3D GRI40, and EVO 4G GRI40 allow remote attackers to obtain 802.1X Wi-Fi credentials and SSID via a crafted application that uses the android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE permission to call the toString method on the WifiConfiguration class.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4872?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Htc Desire Hd, Htc Desire S, Htc Droid Incredible, Htc Evo 3d, Htc Evo 4g, Htc Glacier and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4872?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4872 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-4872 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4872 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2wx5-pg32-77vx.